Monday September 14, 2009, 8:46 am
I am horrified at this decision... it is horrendous, this is unbelievable, how could any sane person allow this ruling to be passed... it is unethical and I sincerley hope that they would have a change of heart... They are wiping out every living thing and this is scarey when they start with these deer that are expecting

Monday September 14, 2009, 9:05 am
Contact here:

http://www.ci.marshalltown.ia.us/contactus/form

It is unbelievable that it is actually the parks and rec dept. that is allowing this!! If this community would stop developing and covering the land with plantations and cornfields, the deer would have a place to live. The predators in this area have also been hunted to extinction. If a wolf, coyote or mtn lion is sited in this area, it is killed immediately.

Monday September 14, 2009, 10:07 am


Thnx Echo hun!!

Monday September 14, 2009, 10:35 am
Here are some emails, in case the link does not work for you:

just copy/paste

mayor@ci.marshalltown.ia.us, Bob.Wenner@EmersonProcess.com, wizard@ci.marshalltown.ia.us, Grumpypappy2003@yahoo.com, bahrj2@earthlink.net, Marlas_212@yahoo.com, ahoop7@mchsi.com,

Remember kids and pets could also get hurt!

Monday September 14, 2009, 10:44 am

Apparently they are not accepting mail now but I send my thoughtful comments to the mayor - something that started with "Boo Hiss".

Monday September 14, 2009, 10:47 am
Does are NOT SUPPOSED to be HUNTED DOWN....NO pregnant animal or females as I understand it....Hunting is BARBARIC and Should be STOPPED!! Hunt only for Food, and NOT SPORT!! Whats wrong with you Bloody people today, use your time in signing petitions, instead of bows/arrows and weapons !! Make yourselves proud of YOU, and Save lives-- Make a damn DIFFERENCE!!Alexandra Marcella Manolesco-Ami!!

Monday September 14, 2009, 10:57 am
Echo, this is barbaric, I will send emails....thanks

Monday September 14, 2009, 12:19 pm
What is this town something from a Hollywood medieval set about Robin Hood and his band of outlaws?

Monday September 14, 2009, 2:32 pm
Has anyone tried to ge the media involved? This is just the kind of story they would love to pick up on. I can help write a press release to submit.

Monday September 14, 2009, 2:55 pm
This is disgusting and unacceptable.

but it is no different than the dairy cows every day who go to slaughter preg with calves that have them ripped from thier wombs and slaughtered with thier mothers. these calves are far enough along to cry out in fear and terror for thier mothers as their throats are being slashed.

IT IS TIME TO STOP KILLING ALL ANIMALS FOR FOOD. HUNTING IS NO MORE CRUEL AND INHUMANE THAN ALLOWING FARM ANIMALS TO BE SLAUGHTERED FOR FOOD. BABIES AS WELL AS MOTHERS. MALE CHICKS AND CALVES BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO USE TO THE BUSINESS.

STOP KILLING ALL OUR ANIMALS. LIVE WITH COMPASSION FOR ALL ANIMALS.

Monday September 14, 2009, 2:57 pm
It sickens me how poeple throng to protect whales, deer, lions, wild animals period, yet think farm animals are different and acceptable to be even more crueling and inhumanely raised and slaughtered. it is time we start fighting for

ALL ANIMALS TO STOP BEING KILLED FOR HUMANS GREED AND JUST TO SATISFY OUR TASTE BUDS.

Monday September 14, 2009, 3:56 pm
I will send e-mails. Thanks Echo.

Monday September 14, 2009, 4:32 pm
TY, Echo. This is appalling, hunting must be definitely forbidden!

Monday September 14, 2009, 5:32 pm
Umm...I don't think so, not while I'm breathing, sorry! Those emails are going out now, this is a disgusting display of humankind, not very HUMANE!

Thank you so much for all the sites you provided & the article Echo, your on the ball kiddo! Many green stars to you for caring. And to all those that care here...

~ Peace for all living souls ~
FreeSpiritRunning...

Tuesday September 15, 2009, 1:51 am
All I can say is those hunters are just blood thirsty scumbags and should be hunted themselves!!!!!!

Tuesday September 15, 2009, 2:25 am
Awful to allow bow hunting including killings of pregnant does.

Tuesday September 15, 2009, 3:16 am
Noted and forwarded and emails sent.

Tuesday September 15, 2009, 4:52 am
How low can people go?

Tuesday September 15, 2009, 7:27 am
Quite unbelievable, hunting allowed within city limits.

Tuesday September 15, 2009, 8:19 am
Thanks, this caught my eye, and when I went to the site, I am quite appalled at this.

May the Good Lord bend all of their arrows into boomerangs!!!!

Tuesday September 15, 2009, 8:33 am
You cannot currently send a star to Echo because you have done so within the last week

Tuesday September 15, 2009, 8:58 am
How about issuing the does with govt surplus body armour and hopefully the arrows will bounce back at the idits firing them! Ban Guns, Bows, Crossbows and all destructive weapons. Plant Trees save lives!

Tuesday September 15, 2009, 9:11 am
there is a whole host of deer-proof plants and methods to deter. and when deer have less food, they produce fewer offspring. there's your answer. be sure to post the first accidental shoot.

Tuesday September 15, 2009, 9:18 am
Speechless...

Tuesday September 15, 2009, 9:49 am
This is just wrong, wrong, wrong! These people call themselves humans. Humans are supposed to be smarter than the animals. I just hope these guys have bad aim. Bees unite! Attack these killers. I'm not picky, you wasps and hornets can jump right in there, too! Attack their aim, please. Make them shoot themselves in the foot.

Tuesday September 15, 2009, 9:49 am
OMG..... iI am shocked and rocked by this sick decision..thats 2 deer at one "SHOT" and no chance for renewal......Wish I could warn the doe's and get the bucks to go after the hunters..
I ONLY CONDONE HUNTING FOR THE VERY POOREST AND ONLY FOR THEM TO EAT..
nothing, NOTHING else is permitted and do not try to tell me ,well they are eating or selling the meat. go to any shopping center and buy that..

Tuesday September 15, 2009, 9:53 am
Even if the doe are not pregnant when inflicted with a bow, they likely have a fawn nearby that will be orphaned. There is no wildlife rehab in this area. You protests are needed BEFORE TOMORROW (wed) - before they meet to discuss if they will go forward with this or not. PLEASE

Tuesday September 15, 2009, 12:01 pm
i will send emails this is horrible

Tuesday September 15, 2009, 12:01 pm
outrageous! the human race has been totally dehumanized. does anyone that does this kind of thing have a heart beating in their chest........or one single compassionate brain cell left? !!!

Tuesday September 15, 2009, 12:40 pm
Echo here is a copy of my letter sent to those whose links you have provided

Tuesday, September 15, 2009


Attention: Mayor of Marshalltown,Terry Gray, all who have received this message

Regarding:
http://www.timesrepublican.com/page/content.detail/id/519484.html?nav=5005



Advocates at Care2.com and Change.org , IDA, IFAW, ASPCA, AH and many other websites concerned with abuse and cruelty towards animals are in agreement that

killing pregnant doe's / deer is unconsciounable.



Advocates are wondering if Terry Gray, director of the Marshalltown Parks and Recreation Department, has attempted to conduct education seminars to those concerned about the deer population in urban areas; additionally, whether in fact he is qualified to do so which begs the question: why not contact those who are qualified to demonstrate viable solutions that would favour educating rather than eradicating.



To this end the meeting scheduled tomorrow should be noted by those in attendance that the killing of pregnant does is not acceptable and therefore the bow hunting must not be allowed to proceed.



The form provided with this link > http://www.ci.marshalltown.ia.us/contactus/form is

dysfunctional therefore many agencies and advocates wonder why individuals outside Marshalltown are not being 'invited' in to speak!



The Mayor is being invited along with any other individuals who wish to have their say to contact me where your views will be posted in my blogs and forwarded to advocacy sites, animal cruelty websites and agencies and to a worldwide network of people who are against the bow hunting and killing of pregnant does in Marshalltown.



Lastly this news items has been posted on twitter to draw awareness to the plight of innocent pregnant doe and deer that your proposed bow hunting plans to kill with the

understanding that Terry Gray, director of the Marshalltown Parks and Recreation Department in Iowa is promoting.



Advocate for animals subjected to cruelty having taken a Pledge to be their voice,

Sincerely,

Rosemary Rannes

http://my.care2.com/charais

Tuesday September 15, 2009, 7:53 pm
So when it isn't a kill shot or even if it is, deer can run quite a way...what happens when the deer runs down a small child or grandma?

Wednesday September 16, 2009, 3:09 am
Sadly Noted. Email letters sent. What a disgrace. This is sooooo sick & cruel.

Wednesday September 16, 2009, 4:26 am
noted thanks for e mail inf

Wednesday September 16, 2009, 5:39 am
this just can't be the law! What sick person decided this was okay???It has to stop here, or maybe unwanted "humans" will be the next legal thing to hunt. Totally insane.

Wednesday September 16, 2009, 6:40 am
I don't understand the "pregnant doe" objection. Deer in Iowa won't go into estrus until late November/Early December. Fawns will be born in May or early June. These fawns will be able to survive on their own by now and the does aren't pregnant now.
In order to control the deer population it is necessary to take does. In fact in some states now they require hunters to take one doe before they can take a buck. This is because hunters have traditionally taken bucks only and this doesn't help manage the deer population since one buck will mate with many does.
Iowa has a long hunting and farming tradition and this type of thing is prefectly normal to most residents there. Deer hunting is extremely popular in many states. Never deer hunted myself, but I have many friend who do.

Wednesday September 16, 2009, 7:40 am
As most women who have ever been pregnant can tell you...running with the all that extra weight is a bit difficult. It puts the does at a great disadvantage to not be able to run or flee and their reaction time is also greatly affected. Therefore it is no longer a fair hunt but slaughter! As far as the overpopulation situation, there are many other methods to address this isssue but people tend to not want to be bothered with it; it is much easier to just kill! There are even times when overpopulation is not actually a problem. They blame it on overpopulation, but it is actually because people want rid of deer because they eat their plants, shrubs, etc. In addition, some people, for whatever sick reason, just like to kill things.

Thanks for the other emails. I tried the city and after an elaborate comment, it didn't work! I did email the man who wrote the article, encouraging him to take action on behalf of the deer. Thanks all for caring!

Wednesday September 16, 2009, 8:08 am
Well I quess if Iowa is that backward it better join with China, Japan and Canada in the animal abuser stakes! I really did not think Iowa had an over large redneck quota though! No doubt if it had been LA County thet would have dubbed them terrorists like the LA cats!

Wednesday September 16, 2009, 8:09 am
I received an email back from one of the residents that I found an email address for (gotta love the internet). He told me, "Even the local bow hunters agree with you. They say it is not a sport, but a harvest." and " Shows what the power of what one man who is mad about the deer population can do".

Wednesday September 16, 2009, 8:12 am
I suppose hunters have taken bucks becuase they fill more wall space as trophy and more freezer space because they are bigger!

Thursday September 17, 2009, 4:13 am
D O N E ! ! ! AND STILL VERY ANGRY!!! THANKS

Thursday September 17, 2009, 6:05 pm
Have tried to send an email to the mayor but it is not being accepted! They probably know what they are doing is so wrong and cruel that is why they have stopped email access!!!!

Tuesday September 22, 2009, 7:27 am
The town has responded, because peta sent them a letter. They think everyone against the urban hunt is from peta. Here is a phone number for Terry Grey. 641-754-5715.. please leave a message (without anger, please) tell them you are not from peta and are against the hunt and would like it documented with video. Again the ph. number is 641-754-5715... also here is the latest response in the local paper there today:
http://www.timesrepublican.com/page/content.detail/id/519652.html?nav=5005
THANKS